| Observing the Caldwell Objects by David Ratledge | |||
| Caldwell | Other | Type | Common Name |
| Number | Catalogue | of | or |
| C | Number | Object | Description |
| 1 | NGC 188 | OC | very old cluster |
| 2 | NGC 40 | PN | |
| 3 | NGC 4236 | GAL | |
| 4 | NGC 7023 | BN | |
| 5 | IC 342 | GAL | |
| 6 | NGC 6543 | PN | Cat's Eye Nebula |
| 7 | NGC 2403 | GAL | |
| 8 | NGC 559 | OC | |
| 9 | Sh2-155 | BN | Cave Nebula |
| 10 | NGC 663 | OC | |
| 11 | NGC 7635 | BN | Bubble Nebula |
| 12 | NGC 6946 | GAL | |
| 13 | NGC 457 | OC | Owl Cluster or Phi Cass Cluster |
| 14 | NGC 869/884 | OC | Double Cluster h and Chi Persei |
| 15 | NGC 6826 | PN | Blinking Nebula |
| 16 | NGC 7243 | OC | |
| 17 | NGC 147 | GAL | M31 Satellite Galaxy |
| 18 | NGC 185 | GAL | M31 Satellite Galaxy |
| 19 | IC 5146 | BN | Cocoon Nebula |
| 20 | NGC 7000 | BN | North America Nebula |
| 21 | NGC 4449 | GAL | |
| 22 | NGC 7662 | PN | |
| 23 | NGC 891 | GAL | |
| 24 | NGC 1275 | GAL | Perseus A |
| 25 | NGC 2419 | GC | most distant globular |
| 26 | NGC 4244 | GAL | |
| 27 | NGC 6888 | BN | Crescent Nebula |
| 28 | NGC 752 | OC | |
| 29 | NGC 5005 | GAL | |
| 30 | NGC 7331 | GAL | |
| 31 | IC 405 | BN | Flaming Star |
| 32 | NGC 4631 | GAL | Whale Galaxy |
| 33 | NGC 6992/5 | SN | Eastern Veil |
| 34 | NGC 6960 | SN | Western Veil |
| 35 | NGC 4889 | GAL | in Coma Cluster |
| 36 | NGC 4559 | GAL | |
| 37 | NGC 6885 | OC | |
| 38 | NGC 4565 | GAL | Needle Galaxy |
| 39 | NGC 2392 | PN | Eskimo Nebula |
| 40 | NGC 3626 | GAL | |
| 41 | Melotte 25 | OC | Hyades |
| 42 | NGC 7006 | GC | distant globular |
| 43 | NGC 7814 | GAL | |
| 44 | NGC 7479 | GAL | |
| 45 | NGC 5248 | GAL | |
| 46 | NGC 2261 | BN | Hubble's Variable Nebula |
| 47 | NGC 6934 | GC | |
| 48 | NGC 2775 | GAL | |
| 49 | NGC 2237-9 | BN | Rosette Nebula |
| 50 | NGC 2244 | OC | |
| 51 | IC 1613 | GAL | |
| 52 | NGC 4697 | GAL | |
| 53 | NGC 3115 | GAL | Spindle Galaxy |
| 54 | NGC 2506 | OC | |
| 55 | NGC 7009 | PN | Saturn Nebula |
| 56 | NGC 246 | PN | |
| 57 | NGC 6822 | GAL | Barnard's Galaxy |
| 58 | NGC 2360 | OC | |
| 59 | NGC 3242 | PN | Ghost of Jupiter |
| 60 | NGC 4038 | GAL | |
| 61 | NGC 4039 | GAL | |
| 62 | NGC 247 | GAL | |
| 63 | NGC 7293 | PN | Helix Nebula |
| 64 | NGC 2362 | OC | Tau CMa Cluster |
| 65 | NGC 253 | GAL | Sculptor Galaxy |
| 66 | NGC 5694 | GC | |
| 67 | NGC 1097 | GAL | |
| 68 | NGC 6729 | BN | R CrA Nebula |
| 69 | NGC 6302 | PN | Bug Nebula |
| 70 | NGC 300 | GAL | |
| 71 | NGC 2477 | OC | |
| 72 | NGC 55 | GAL | galaxy in the Sculptor Group |
| 73 | NGC 1851 | GC | |
| 74 | NGC 3132 | PN | |
| 75 | NGC 6124 | OC | |
| 76 | NGC 6231 | OC | |
| 77 | NGC 5128 | GAL | Centaurus A |
| 78 | NGC 6541 | GC | |
| 79 | NGC 3201 | GC | |
| 80 | NGC 5139 | GC | Omega Centauri |
| 81 | NGC 6352 | GC | |
| 82 | NGC 6193 | OC | |
| 83 | NGC 4945 | GAL | |
| 84 | NGC 5286 | GC | |
| 85 | IC 2391 | OC | Omicron Vel Cluster |
| 86 | NGC 6397 | GC | |
| 87 | NGC 1261 | GC | |
| 88 | NGC 5823 | OC | |
| 89 | NGC 6087 | OC | S Normae Cluster |
| 90 | NGC 2867 | PN | |
| 91 | NGC 3532 | OC | |
| 92 | NGC 3372 | BN | Eta Car Nebula |
| 93 | NGC 6752 | GC | |
| 94 | NGC 4755 | OC | Jewel Box Cluster |
| 95 | NGC 6025 | OC | |
| 96 | NGC 2516 | OC | |
| 97 | NGC 3766 | OC | |
| 98 | NGC 4609 | OC | |
| 99 | DN | Coalsack Dark Nebula | |
| 100 | (IC 2944) | OC | Lambda Cen Cluster |
| 101 | NGC 6744 | GAL | |
| 102 | IC 2602 | OC | Theta Car Cluster |
| 103 | NGC 2070 | BN | Tarantula Nebula |
| 104 | NGC 362 | GC | |
| 105 | NGC 4833 | GC | |
| 106 | NGC 104 | GC | 47 Tucanae |
| 107 | NGC 6101 | GC | |
| 108 | NGC 4372 | GC | |
| 109 | NGC 3195 | PN | |